BOND doubles down on Global 8000 as Bombardier transaction hits $5bn
April 14, 2026
Fractional ownership startup BOND has committed to operating the most luxurious fleet of private jets, upscaling its orders with Bombardier to the largest, longest-range aircraft, the Global 8000.
BOND’s initial 50-aircraft order with Bombardier, valued at $1.7 billion, suggested the purchase would be split between the Global 6500 and Challenger 3500. Today, BOND says it will upgrade 24 of its existing aircraft options to the Global 8000, and add four new aircraft to its backlog.
Alongside the aircraft orders, BOND has secured a first-of-its-kind service agreement with Bombardier, which took the value of its initial order to around $4 billion. With the new aircraft added today and options upsized, its total investment with Bombardier is now up to $5 billion.
Why Bombardier’s Global 8000 is best for BOND
Certified at the end of 2025, the Global 8000 is the world’s fastest and longest-range business jet, with a top speed of Mach 0.95 and a range of 8,000 nmi. Along with its sibling Global 7500, it shares the title of the largest purpose-built business jet in the world.
It’s the only aircraft to offer four spacious private suites, and has the lowest cabin altitude in the industry, pressurised to just 2,691 feet, lower than standing at the top of the Burj Khalifa. It’s outfitted with Nuage zero-gravity seats and is outfitted with Bombardier’s Soleil lighting system, aviation’s first circadian rhythm-based cabin lighting to help combat jet lag.
For BOND, targeting high net worth individuals and an exquisite level of luxury, the Global 8000 embraces everything it stands for. While other fractional ownership companies are scaling by increasing mass demand access to light and midsize aircraft, BOND is prioritising exclusivity over scale.
Building a fleet based on one of the most expensive and best-in-class private jets is in keeping with that ethos.
BOND to accelerate deliveries of Bombardier business jets for 2027 launch
As well as buying more aircraft and committing to the largest cabin business jet, BOND is accelerating its delivery schedule to enable flights to begin in 2027.
“This acceleration underscores the market’s high demand for bespoke business travel offerings and reflects BOND’s immediate success and confidence in Bombardier, our aircraft, and top-rated global service network,” said Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier.
Underpinning the accelerated deliveries is an expanded credit facility with KKR., which has boosted BOND’s credit to $290 million.
“BOND’s early momentum reflects the clear need they’re meeting in the market,” said Daniel Pietrzak, Partner and Global Head of Private Credit at KKR. “We’re proud to be invested in BOND and are confident in its ability to execute on this truly unique offering in private aviation.”
BOND sees ‘overwhelming demand’ for private jet fractional ownership
When BOND launched in October 2025, it promised to bring a different type of fractional ownership model to the private aviation market. Rather than sharing ownership with dozens of others, BOND is more of a members-only private jet club, where customers part-own the aircraft and help fund the company, too.
Rather than chartering a flight, members purchase a fractional share of a specific aircraft, giving them a set number of flying hours per year. But alongside that, BOND members will invest money in the company itself, effectively becoming a part-owner of the business.
“Our founding members aren’t passive buyers,” explains BOND founder Bill Papariella. “They co-invested in the company because they believe this model should exist. When some of today’s most prolific entrepreneurs, investors, and entertainers put capital behind the operator, not just the aircraft, that tells you something about how underserved the premium end of this market has been.”
With its fleet shifting firmly toward Bombardier’s flagship jets, BOND is making a clear statement about where it sees the future of fractional ownership, at the very top end of the market.
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